Colonial Behavioral Health - Merrimac Trail
Drug Rehab Center in Williamsburg, Virginia
Merrimac Trail is a Williamsburg, VA drug rehab facility affiliated with Colonial Behavioral Health that specializes in treating opioid addiction, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, and mental health, offering various levels of service, including detox, aftercare, intensive outpatient, and outpatient treatment, with insurance accepted to assist with cost.
About This Virginia Facility
Colonial Behavioral Health - Merrimac Trail, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, specializes in treating mental health and dual diagnosis issues within a public rehab setting. Their mission focuses on providing comprehensive care to individuals struggling with co-occurring disorders.
This facility takes a holistic approach, addressing both mental health concerns and substance abuse simultaneously. Their experienced team understands the complexities of dual diagnosis and tailors treatment plans accordingly.
Accredited by CARF, Colonial Behavioral Health - Merrimac Trail offers a continuum of evidence-based treatment methods, including detox, inpatient, intensive outpatient, and aftercare support. Their programs are designed to meet each individual's unique needs and promote long-term recovery.
- Personalized treatment plans for dual diagnosis
- Comprehensive mental health services
- Continuum of care from detox to aftercare
- Evidence-based therapies and counseling
Colonial Behavioral Health - Merrimac Trail specializes in treating individuals with opioid addiction, substance abuse disorders, and mental health issues such as depression and anxiety.
For example, if someone is struggling with alcoholism and co-occurring depression, this facility would provide integrated treatment addressing both conditions simultaneously. Their approach combines evidence-based therapies, counseling, and support to help individuals achieve lasting sobriety and improved mental well-being.
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The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.
Conditions and Issues Treated
The inappropriate use of any drug in Williamsburg, VA is substance abuse. This involves alcohol, medications, and illicit drugs. With a combination of physical and psychiatric therapies, drug addiction is successfully treated at Colonial Behavioral Health - Merrimac Trail. After Detox is complete, individuals follow-up with treatments treating the root cause of the addiction.
Opioid addiction is known as a high-risk factor for future heroin addiction. Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable and lead the user to continue to use. It is recommended to receive inpatient treatment and a medically supervised detox, Colonial Behavioral Health - Merrimac Trail in Williamsburg, VA offers treatment for opioids.
A dual diagnosis is when someone deals with both alcohol and mental or emotional disorder. Emotional trauma, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression can be part of dual diagnosis therapy. It must happen simultaneously to get care for these conditions to handle any of them effectively.
Levels of Care Offered at Colonial Behavioral Health - Merrimac Trail
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Detoxification is a process that allows the patient to stop using opioids without experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms. This can be necessary for those who have been addicted for a long period of time or who are struggling with chronic pain. During this process, addicts will receive medication and psychological support from doctors and other medical professionals until they can control their cravings.
Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) comprise regular visits to the Virginia facility that provides the therapy. IOP is suitable for patients who have been treated in residential treatment programs. Colonial Behavioral Health - Merrimac Trail‘s patients gradually get back to their routine life.
In outpatient programs at Colonial Behavioral Health - Merrimac Trail, the Williamsburg resident can live with their family while continuing with their job or studies. Treatment includes educating the patient on drug abuse, medications, and counseling sessions at the individual or group level.
Treatment is just the first step to maintaining sobriety. After treatment, aftercare support at Colonial Behavioral Health - Merrimac Trail helps the individual adjust to a life without substances. This support may involve a sober living home in or near Williamsburg, VA, career counseling, or educational assistance. This is when a relapse prevention plan begins to take shape.
Therapies & Programs
Individual therapy involves one on one sessions between the patient and the therapist at Colonial Behavioral Health - Merrimac Trail. Individual therapy provides patients with a safe environment where they can openly discuss their problems with the therapist. The patients find the therapist as a person who they can trust. It helps them to open up and discuss personal and sensitive issues, which they may not be comfortable discussing in a group setting.
Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. The therapist can develop patient-specific customized solutions through individual therapy, which aids speedier recovery.
Addiction and alcoholism always harm an addict’s relationships with others and none more than relationships with a spouse or partner. Couples therapy is an essential part of restoring trust and good communication to intimate relationships harmed by addiction. Couples therapy by Colonial Behavioral Health - Merrimac Trail helps repair the damage done to these important relationships.
Recovery can be more effective if the entire family’s involved. Family therapy hosted by Colonial Behavioral Health - Merrimac Trail brings in the addict’s family to explore genetic factors. It gives loved ones the tools for dealing with addiction and its underlying mental issues. It is a recommended step in helping addicts adapt to sober living.
Trauma is one of the most common causes of psychological disorders. It’s often found in people with addiction diagnoses. Trauma therapy addresses this by examining the emotions and thoughts people have formed due to past traumas. Traumas are complex but trauma therapy can reduce their ability to contribute to addictive behaviors.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It is designed for those who are prone to self-harm and suicidal behaviors. Colonial Behavioral Health - Merrimac Trail aims to help patients understand the relationship between their thoughts, feeling and behaviors and it gives them the tools to make a change. It is effective for those whose addictions and behaviors stem from extreme mental health issues.
A 12-Step Program is a common method that is used to treat addiction. This format is used for both drug and alcohol treatment. It is extremely popular and successful for large numbers of people and the staff at Colonial Behavioral Health - Merrimac Trail are trained to assist in 12-step management.
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1657 Merrimac Trl
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 220-3200
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Williamsburg, Virginia Addiction Information
The state of Virginia has been struggling with substance use and abuse like the rest of the United States. A little over 10% of the entire Virginia population uses drugs and almost 5% abuse alcohol every given year. This has led to almost 6.5% of all deaths in Virginia being somehow related to alcohol and/or drugs.
The statistics show that there is a 5% increase in drug-related fatalities in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia every year. Out of the 1000 people who are currently addicted to drugs, approximately 400 are teenagers. The rate of overdose deaths has increased by about 50% since 2005. Some of the most common treatments available in Williamsburg are outpatient treatment, residential treatment, and detoxification.
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